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A resolution commending the Government of Ghana for its establishment of the W.E.B. DuBois Shrine and Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture.

Introduced: July 17, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 24, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Jul 17, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 17, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives commends the Government of Ghana for its establishment of the W.E.B. DuBois Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture and the Shrine for the entombment of his remains.

What's happening now July 24, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 29, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 498: A resolution commending the Government of Ghana for its establishment of the W.E.B. DuBois Shrine and Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-498/
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"H. Res. 498: A resolution commending the Government of Ghana for its establishment of the W.E.B. DuBois Shrine and Memorial Center for Pan-African Culture.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-498/.
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H. Res. 498, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-498/.
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